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Joanna Wright Missing Person Case

Last seen in Chicago, Illinois on Dec 18, 2016

Victim Details

Dec 28, 2016

May 22, 2024

Joanna

Wright

42

33

62 inches

100 lbs

Black / African American

Female

Dec 18, 2016

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

60629

19214

Chicago Police Department - Area Central

Chicago

Illinois

Cook County

60609

Maria Moore

Detective

5101 South Wentworth Avenue, Illinois

3127478380

Local

Law Enforcement

HZ-560749

2016-12-19

Chicago Police Department - Area Central

Brown

Brown

Brown

07/06/2026


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In the heart of Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood, a community was shaken by the brazen daylight abduction of 33-year-old Joanna Wright on December 18, 2016. A familiar and well-liked figure in the area where she had grown up, Joanna was known for her work as a hairstylist and as an active member of the local LGBT community. On that Sunday afternoon, at approximately 1:45 p.m., she was walking near the 6400 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, between Talman and Rockwell Avenues, when the u ...
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Last Seen: Dec 18, 2016

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